Accessory for toys.



J. 0. SPROULL.

ACCESSORY FOR TOYS.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 30. 1912.

Patented N CV. 18, 1913.

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JOHN C. SPROULL, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.-

ACCESSORY FOR TOYS.

citizen of the United States, residing at- Pittsburgh, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented oertain new anduseful Improvements in Accessories for Toys, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an accessory for toys and has for its primaryobject to provide a device for imitating smoke issuing from the stack ofa toy locomotive or engine.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a suitablebase having smoke imitating means thereon and aplug attached to saidbase for insertion in a smoke stack.

Still another object of the invention is to produce an attachment oraccessory for the above purpose which will materially increase therealistic appearance of engines and similar toys.

With the above and other objects in View as will become apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,combinations and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafterfully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the preferred embodiment of the invention, shoW- ingthe same attached to the smoke stack of a toy locomotive; Fig. 2 is asection through the upper end of the smoke stack with the devicearranged therein; and Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a slightlymodified form of the device.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the upper end of thesmoke stack of a toy locomotive or engine and 6 indicates generally myimproved attachment or accessory therefor. V

The attachment 6 includes a base structure in the preferred form of theinvention formed from a plurality of wire loops 7 which are bent intoirregular outline and have their extremities suitably fixed in atapering plug 8. This plug as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, isadapted to be inserted into the upper end of the smoke stack 5. Upon thelooped Wire 7, tufts of raw Specification of Letters Patent.

preferred manner.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

Application filed November 30, 1912; Serial No. 734,359.

cotton indicated at 9 are adapted to be adhesively secured or attachedin any other These cotton tufts are blackened by immersing the same in asuitable dye so that as a whole they will present the appearance ofsmoke issuing from the stack of the locomotive.

In Fig. 3 of the drawing, I have shown slightly modified form of thedevice wherein the base is constructed from card board or sheet metalindicated at 10. This base which is of irregular outline may be coloredand suitably shaded on one or both of its surfaces and to the same atthe proper points the cotton tufts 9 are attached This base has a plug8' secured to one end whereby the same maybe attached to the stack ofthe locomotive. In either form of the invention, the attaching plug maybe eliminated and the base structure upon which the smoke-representingtufts of cotton are mounted can be permanently attached directly to theupper end of the locomotive stack.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction of theinvention and the manvention may be made in many other forms,

without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the same,

and I therefore reserve the right to make such alterations therein asmay be fairly within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. An accessory for toy locomotives comprising a base structure, a plugto which said base structure is secured, said plug being adapted forinsertion into the top of the smoke stack, and cotton tufts secured tosaid base structure.

2. An accessory for toy locomotives comprising a base structure, a plugto which one end of the base structure is secured, said plug beingadapted for insertion into the top of the smoke stack, and smokerepresenting means mounted on the base structure.

3. An accessory for toy locomotives comprising an attaching plug forinsertion in the locomotive stack, a plurality of members carried bysaid plug, and smoke representing means carried by each of said members.

4. An accessory for toy locomotives comprising a base structureconsisting of a plu- .rality of wires, a plug in which the extremitiesof said wires are secured adapted for insertion into the smoke stack andsmoke representing means attached to said 6. An accessory for toylocomotives com- 15 prising a base structure consisting of a pluralityof wire loops bent into irregular outline, a plug in whichtheextremities of said wires are fixed adapted for insertion into thelocomotive stack, and a plurality of 20 cotton tuft-s attached toeach'of said wires. In testimony whereof I hereunto af'fix my signaturein the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN-: 6 SPROULL.

Witnesses: V

JOHN P. WEIDLEIN, J. V. BEXTON.'

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